BUTCHER v. POLLARD

No. 31185.

32 Ohio App.2d 1 (1972)

BUTCHER, APPELLEE, v. POLLARD ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Cuyahoga County.

Decided September 28, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John G. Pegg and Mr. Frank C. Lyons, for appellee.

Mr. William G. Meckler, Messrs. Arter & Hadden and Mr. Edward C. Baran, for appellants.


JACKSON, J.

The case at bar invites consideration of the plight of a child who was denied benefits under her father's group life insurance policy solely because she suffered the misfortune of being born illegitimate. She appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment which directed that the entire proceeds be paid to her half sister who was born legitimate.

The facts leading up to this litigation are not complex. Denois Butcher, the insured, held a group...

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